Gurugram: MCG sets up control room to monitor private labs

GURUGRAM: The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) has set up a control room to ensure a streamlined process of timely Covid-19 test results in private labs.
According to sources, it was observed that the private labs are delaying in providing results to the health department on time.
On May 28, when Rajiv Arora, Haryana additional chief secretary (health), visited Gurugram, he pointed out to the district health department to ensure that all private labs in the city submit the Covid test results within 24 hours. He had also asked the health department to take action against those labs which are delaying the reports.
The MCG control room will be managed by a team of 30 officials. On receiving information about contacts of Covid positive cases from labs, these officials will forward the patients’ details for contact tracing to public healthcare units.
The team will also map out areas in the city where most of the cases have emerged in the past week. They will be helping primary health centres for contact tracing.
So far, the district has 1,303 active cases which is the highest in Haryana. “We have a dedicated call centre in MCG Sector 39 office. We have 30 officials monitoring the cases and the test reports which are pending with the private labs,” said Dr Ashish Singla, medical officer, MCG.
He added that their main focus is on the functioning of those private labs which are conducting Covid-19 tests.
“We are ensuring that these labs update correct data on time. We are also responsible for the daily bulletin and reporting of cases. We are working along with other departments and providing them the required support,” Singla said.
Meanwhile, Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP) has also constituted a 25-member team on Friday and a control room is being set up at Sector 29 HSVP Gymkhana Club to monitor the situation. The team will be responsible for monitoring of primary health centres for contact tracing and managing rapid response teams.